Legislation introduced in July by Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Norm Coleman (R-MN) to create a new Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program, S. 3744, has picked up 39 additional cosponsors.

The newest cosponsors include Sens. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Mel Martinez (R-FL), and John Warner (R-VA).